Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in IDA total
IDA total: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 15.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in IDA total, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in IDA total stood at 15.5%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in IDA total peaked at 15.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1960.
That places IDA total 32nd out of 37 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.4% | — |
| 1961 | 5.6% | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 5.7% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 5.9% | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 6.1% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 6.2% | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 6.4% | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 6.6% | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 6.8% | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 7.0% | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 7.2% | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 7.7% | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 8.2% | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 8.1% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 8.3% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 8.7% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 8.9% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 9.1% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 9.5% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 9.6% | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 9.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 10.1% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 10.5% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 10.8% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 11.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 15.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 5.4% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.6% | 15.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 35.2% compare
- 30 Peru 33.3% compare
- 31 China 32.7% compare
- 32 New Zealand 32.1% compare
- 33 Dominican Republic 31.7% compare
- 34 Liberia 31.3% compare
- 35 Oman 31.0% compare
More climate change data for IDA total
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 1.99 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.2% (2025)
- Urban population 817.59 million (2025)
- Urban population 41.1% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 497.59 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 7.2% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 15.7% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 9.0% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 2.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in IDA total?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in IDA total was 15.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 15.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1960.
- How does IDA total rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- IDA total ranks 32nd out of 37 groups with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.